Professor branded as racist sues university for blocking access to human remains

A professor of anthropology at San Jose State University is suing her employer for blocking her from accessing her department’s collection of skeletal remains after she was accused of racism against Native Americans.

The professor, Elizabeth Weiss, filed a lawsuit against the California public university Monday, accusing the institution of violating her First Amendment rights by retaliating against her for opposing efforts to return Native American skeletal remains housed at her university.